Player has upconversion restriction through HDMI 1.2a: Anyone experiencing this?
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I have come to the conclusion after much research that our adversary in these usability concerns is indeed HDCP (Hi Definition Copy Protection). The answer in my case is to buy a new HDCP compliant display, which is not something I am willing to do. I have no intention of buying a new display until the one I already have fails. I am unable to ascertain from my manual which version of HDCP the Toshiba HD A3 supports. From my research the only function HDCP provides for me is the inability to watch every SD DVD I have tried in anything other than 480p. Since AACS has been cracked there is no need any more for HDCP, because the copy can now be done digitally 1:1 which more harmful for the industry than any analog threat. All HDCP is doing anymore is interfering with my fair use of my equipment.
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My understanding is you cannot upconvert copy protected discs using a component connection. If using a digital connection [HDMI/DVI] then both copy protected and non-protected discs will upconvert. Since the DV-981HD is HDMI only, then there shouldn't be an issue upconverting your backed up discs as you can only use this player with a HDMI/DVI compatible display.
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I tested this with the HDMI connection. The owners manual, available publicly on the Philips site, indicates that the choice of upscaling format is available only on an HDMI connection, so I did not bother trying with component video. It seems component video supports only 480i/480p, or 576p to a PAL TV. The manual also indicates support for HDMI connections to DVI devices that support HDCP; I don't have such a device so I have not verified this. I hope shortly to have a 1080p TV to verify its behavior there.Thanks for the question. Although I saw it mentioned in a review or another forum question that upscaling was available only on HDMI, I realised after I wrote earlier that I should have included this detail. I tested this with the HDMI connection. The owners manual, available publicly on the Philips site, indicates that the choice of upscaling format is available only on an HDMI connection, so I did not bother trying with component video. It seems component video supports only 480i/480p, or 576p to a PAL TV. The manual also indicates support for HDMI connections to DVI devices that support HDCP; I don't have such a device so I have not verified this. I hope shortly to have a 1080p TV to verify its behavior there.Thanks for the question. Although I saw it mentioned in a... » Read More I tested this with the HDMI connection. The owners manual, available publicly on the Philips site, indicates that the choice of upscaling format is available only on an HDMI connection, so I did not bother trying with component video. It seems component video supports only 480i/480p, or 576p to a PAL TV. The manual also indicates support for HDMI connections to DVI devices that support HDCP; I don't have such a device so I have not verified this. I hope shortly to have a 1080p TV to verify its behavior there.Thanks for the question. Although I saw it mentioned in a review or another forum question that upscaling was available only on HDMI, I realised after I wrote earlier that I should have included this detail. « Show Less
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Yenner,Try switching to the HDMI input, and input the following: MENU > System > General > Game ModeThanks for your interest in Samsung products.--Mr. S
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HDCP requirements forbid DVD players from upconverting copy-protected DVD content to greater than 480p over component video for piracy reasons (since it's a non-encrypted analogue signal). If the disc is not CSS encrypted, then it can upconvert to 1080i on this player. Unfortunately, almost every commercially pressed DVD is CSS encoded.Some players can be hacked to bypass the HDCP restrictions. I have heard that a firmware hack exists for this player... do a Google search and I'm sure you'll find it. I can't vouch for it, myself.
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My player doesn't upscale very well at all. And, I am hooked up using HDMI. No way does Blu-ray Disc compare to HD DVD. I used to have an HD-XA2 and an HD A35 and those players were amazing at upscaling. Sometimes you couldn't tell the difference between high-def and standard def.
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Yes. Set the player to output at 1080i. As you stated, your tv will dowconvert the signal to its native resolution of 720p.This is the setup I use and it works perfectly.
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Alright, thanks for answering! I think I'll have to get a hdmi to vga converter to at least have the picture in HD then buy a bluray player later on.
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You can't because the player uses HDMI which doesn't support CC. I know because I am deaf and experienced this problem before.
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one know issue is that if you connect the unit to the internet and the system either manually or automatically does an update it is possible the update will disable the change made by the vendor. if you feel this is not the case then you need to give some details about what you are seeing when you say won't play region 2. ghost screen, blank etc... did you setup the output of the db-f5700 to be in the right tv speed 1080i or 1080p? i recall the "1080p" has issues. try 1080i.
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I'm using game mode as well for gaming & it looks good, had to tweak the color saturation some though. I will be trying standard on my blu-ray input hopefully in the next few days, im hoping it works. I thought i had tried that but i honestly dont remember now if i did or not. Thanks for your input on your experience. I would have sent it back by now if I had not run across this post.
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Yenner, Try switching to the HDMI input, and input the following: MENU &gt; System &gt; General &gt; Game Mode Thanks for your interest in Samsung products. --Mr. S
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I just read the previous answer. There is a button in the back to change the video settings and then it works fine
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Try the dip switches that change from pal to NTSC format. The default was pal. I had same issue and fixed it with the switch settings
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I bought the HDMI (2 meter) 6 foot cable HQ 1080P 1.3b when I bought my upscaling DVD player and I connected it to my LG LCD HDTV. I keep getting a distorted picture. What am I doing wrong?
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Hello,Yes there is. You have to go to the menu and go to the HDMI settings. There is a pass through option. I am not sitting in front of my equipment right now so I am going by memory but you will see it. Let me know if you need anymore help.
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That's simple. None. Don't buy it. It's a faulty device full of firmware problems. It never switched properly between HDMI devices properly for me so I returned it.